It may seem that today we can travel wherever we want. However, if you really think about it, you will see that this is not the case. Sure, we have a variety of destinations to choose from, but not all travel is possible. Take me, for example. Because that\’s where I want to go. You may think it\’s crazy, you may think it\’s odd, but if I could, I\’d like to look back at least one more time to the Czechoslovakia of my youth. In other words, to the past.

Why do I want to choose this? Several reasons.

For example, I would like to go back at least for a while to a time when canned foods were supposed to contain meat and other ingredients. Today, those who consume canned foods have no idea what Turkey & Rice was. It was a piece of turkey that looked and tasted like meat.

Or, to look back on those days to recall the excitement of the trip. When it was so exciting to board a train to East Germany in a sleeping bag and spend the night in the open air. I wouldn\’t make the same decision today, but at the time it was truly an amazing experience.

Or I would like to relive those days when I could enjoy the little things. For example, that the bus came on time, or that they didn\’t sell several tickets for the same seat on the train…

or …… I simply want to go back to those days, even if only to remember my younger days.

But I never look back to that era. Time travel is impossible, despite all the advantages of the present day. I was unlucky.

I may be rather lucky. Because while we can probably go to the past today without any problems, who knows what will happen next? First, as a foreign exchange alien I would be forced to slowly exchange convertible currency for worthless paper at the border. Then, upon returning to today\’s capitalist society, I would need a visa, a foreign exchange pledge, a labor board permit, a customs declaration, and a reliable socialist profile. Still, who knows if they would be able to cross the border and return to the modern world. Was it taken away for political reasons?

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It may seem that today we can travel wherever we want. However, if you really think about it, you will see that this is not the case. Sure, we have a variety of destinations to choose from, but not all travel is possible. Take me, for example. Because that\’s where I want to go. You may think it\’s crazy, you may think it\’s odd, but if I could, I\’d like to look back at least one more time to the Czechoslovakia of my youth. In other words, to the past.

Why do I want to choose this? Several reasons.

For example, I would like to go back at least for a while to a time when canned foods were supposed to contain meat and other ingredients. Today, those who consume canned foods have no idea what Turkey & Rice was. It was a piece of turkey that looked and tasted like meat.

Or, to look back on those days to recall the excitement of the trip. When it was so exciting to board a train to East Germany in a sleeping bag and spend the night in the open air. I wouldn\’t make the same decision today, but at the time it was truly an amazing experience.

Or I would like to relive those days when I could enjoy the little things. For example, that the bus came on time, or that they didn\’t sell several tickets for the same seat on the train…

or …… I simply want to go back to those days, even if only to remember my younger days.

But I never look back to that era. Time travel is impossible, despite all the advantages of the present day. I was unlucky.

I may be rather lucky. Because while we can probably go to the past today without any problems, who knows what will happen next? First, as a foreign exchange alien I would be forced to slowly exchange convertible currency for worthless paper at the border. Then, upon returning to today\’s capitalist society, I would need a visa, a foreign exchange pledge, a labor board permit, a customs declaration, and a reliable socialist profile. Still, who knows if they would be able to cross the border and return to the modern world. Was it taken away for political reasons?

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